Gingerbread Friends

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Today Mom took me over to the Hotel Captain Cook in downtown Anchorage to meet Pastry
Chef Joe Hickel.  She says Chef Hickel builds an entire Gingerbread Village every year about this time.

Wow Mom.  This smells delicious.  All of it is food too.  The snow, the trees, the little houses, everything.
Trust me.  My nose is never wrong.

                  I wonder if anybody would notice if I licked it once or twice or a bunch of times . .

                                        Oh, look over here Mom.  There's little people over here.

 

                  Oh, you gotta be careful here though.  The people smell like plastic.  Can't eat those.

                       Hey Mom, tell Chef Hickel he missed a spot over here.  I didn't eat it, honest.

(Chef Hickel at the Hotel Captain Cook builds a Gingerbread Village every year out of completely
edible materials.  Gingerbread houses, chocolate fences, sugar ponds and everything else is
edible, except, of course, the little people.  You can watch Chef Hickel build his Gingerbread
Village live at http://www.captaincookchristmas.com).






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Wordless Wednesday

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Nice Thanksgiving Break

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     Yup, we did have a nice Thanksgiving break.  We saw a nice big Bull moose not far from our house.

                               Later that day we went to the pet shop!!!  I had a blast...

The first thing you have to do is check under all the shelves for spilled kibble and treats.  I always find some!


                                     Then you have to go check out the small animals...

                  Whoo Hooo, a baby bunny!  Now how do they know to be afraid of me already???


                                                           Now for some big fat mice!

                                                 Mom? Can I have one, Please?
                                                    (In your dreams little one)

Mom made a Christmas card with a picture of me on the front. She said she is working on another design but needed to get this one in the overseas mail early.

                          We gotta get to bed early tonight, it's back to school in the morning. Drat!












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Happy Thanksgiving !

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Or I should say Happy Turkey Day, cuz I sure ate my share!

We were also blessed with two extra days off due to ice rain and super slick streets!  And on Thanksgiving morning we woke to a beautiful heavy snowfall.  It was so pretty  to look out as mom cooked up a good meal.

 

I nearly ate my weight in turkey and so did the cats. I really wanted pie for desert but mom said no...she did let me clean her pie plate when she was done.  I would have preferred a whole piece!

I had a good romp in the snow while the bird was cooking.

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Wordless Wednesday

Winter flowers

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Mom has been enjoying looking at what other folks have still blooming in their yards.  Here is what we found on our walk...

 

But inside the house we have Orchids blooming. Mom keeps them on a tile table in the dining room window and when they bloom she moves them into the garden window over the kitchen sink so she can enjoy them

when she is either cooking or doing dishes.

 

                          You might remember this one, it has been nonstop blooming since spring!

So you see, it is not all doom and gloom around here. Even though the days are short and the darkness long we still have a colorful life up here in the north country.

                                                                Catch ya later!








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Pass it on, for those in WY. Aussie in need.

WY, Casper: "Screetch", Visually Impaired Australian Shepherd

I am a special girl.


Date of Birth: 09/2002


Screetch came to the shelter in September of 2010. Her owner was unable to give her the care and attention that she needed and surrendered her to us.


Screetch is a sweet and timid girl. She is visually impaired and is easily frightened.


Screetch is looking for a forever home. She needs a home where she will receive lots of love and feel safe.

If you can help Screetch, please contact:

Casper Humane Society, Casper, WY

307-265-5439

info@chswyo.org

http://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/17836991